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Projected impact of the Portuguese sugar-sweetened beverage tax on obesity inci...
Goiana da Silva, F; Severo, M; Cruz e Silva, DCE; Gregório, Maria João; Allen, LN; Muc, M; Nunes, AM; Torres, Duarte; Miraldo, M; Ashrafian, H; Rito, ABackground Excessive consumption of sugar has a well-established link with obesity. Preliminary results show that a tax levied on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) by the Portuguese government in 2017 led to a drop in sales and reformulation of these products. This study models the impact the market changes triggered by the tax levied on SSBs had on obesity incidence across various age groups in Portugal. Method...
Projected impact of the Portuguese sugar-sweetened beverage tax on obesity inci...
Goiana-da-Silva, F; Severo, M; Cruz, E, Silva, D; Gregório, MJ; Allen, LN; Muc, M; Morais, Nunes, A; Torres, D; Miraldo, M; Ashrafian, H; Rito, ABackground: Excessive consumption of sugar has a well-established link with obesity. Preliminary results show that a tax levied on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) by the Portuguese government in 2017 led to a drop in sales and reformulation of these products. This study models the impact the market changes triggered by the tax levied on SSBs had on obesity incidence across various age groups in Portugal. Metho...
Nutri-Score: A Public Health Tool to Improve Eating Habits in Portugal
Goiana da Silva, F; Cruz e Silva, D; Gregório, Maria João; Nunes, AM; Calhau, C; Hercberg, S; Rito, A; Bento, A; Cruz, D; Almeida, F; Darzi, A
Modelling impacts of food industry co-regulation on noncommunicable disease mor...
Goiana da Silva, F; Cruz e Silva, D; Allen, L; Gregório, Maria João; Severo, M; Nogueira, PJ; Nunes, AM; Graça, Pedro; Lopes, C; Miraldo, M; Breda, JObjective To model the reduction in premature deaths attributed to noncommunicable diseases if targets for reformulation of processed food agreed between the Portuguese health ministry and the food industry were met. Methods The 2015 co-regulation agreement sets voluntary targets for reducing sugar, salt and trans-fatty acids in a range of products by 2021. We obtained government data on dietary intake in 2015-...
The future of the sweetened beverages tax in Portugal
Goiana-da-Silva, F; Cruz-e-Silva, D; Gregório, Maria João; Miraldo, M; Darzi, A; Araújo, F